Living Free, Not Just Strong

Podcast Summary

Series: Think About What You Are Thinking About

Hey Dreamer,

This week’s prayer call met me in a tender place. I came in still a little raw—in a good way—after an intense week of prayer, including a 12-hour prayer gathering. My body was tired, but my spirit? Wide open. Listening. Still lingering in that sacred space where God speaks softly but clearly.

And maybe that’s exactly where you are too.

We talked about the version of you that gets edited down to fit into rooms. The version that’s been told it had to shrink to be safe. The version that learned—through pain, silence, or rejection—that the safest way to live was hidden, muted, small. And yet, there’s another voice calling you back to truth. A voice saying you’re not just meant to survive—you’re meant to be free.

This week wasn’t about chasing another breakthrough. It was about letting the Word locate you. About identifying the beliefs that have been living in your mind rent-free and asking God to show you where they came from—and what He wants to speak over them instead. Because some of us have been repeating lies to ourselves for so long, they’ve started to feel like truth. But freedom doesn’t come from hearing truth once. It comes from knowing it. Experiencing it. Letting it settle so deep in your being that the lie no longer has a home.

I shared a little of my own story—those moments in childhood where I started to dim my light. I said things like “I prefer to be in the background,” and while that might’ve been partly true, it was also a defense mechanism. And God wouldn’t let me hide. Maybe you’ve felt that too—like He keeps shining a light on you when you’d rather blend in. That’s not by accident. That’s by design.

This episode is an invitation to do some deep soul work. To name what’s been shaping your identity that God never said. To release internal agreements you didn’t even know you made. And to start practicing truth—not like a theory—but like a rhythm. A new sound in your spirit.

If you're tired of being applauded for surviving but starving to be free, this one’s for you. Let’s stop leading while bleeding. Let’s stop confusing exhaustion with obedience. Let’s stop wearing strength as a mask and start walking in the real freedom Jesus died to give us.

You don’t have to earn what was freely given. You don’t have to keep rehearsing the old story. This is your week to start writing a new one.

Take your time with this one. Let the Holy Spirit walk you through it.

You are loved. You are seen. You are free.

Take a breath and let that be enough.

With you in the journey,

Candace Kamille 💛

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